CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- SENATE, ATTACKS ON AMERICAN PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN ETHIOPIA

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 19, 2004
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• Publication Date: December 18, 1969
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SPARKMAN, Mr. PROXMIRE, Mr. WILLIAMS So Mr. FULRRI:GIiT'S altiendment was
of New Jersey, Mr. BENNETT, and Mr. agreed to, as follows:
BROOKE. On page 24, line 2, strike out the period
and Insert: "and no funds appropriated by
this
authorized to extent
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RE- Act may be e
that such funds exceed d those e to the
be
be
LATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIA- appropriated for the fiscal year ending June
TIONS, 1070 30, 1970.".
The Senate resumed the consideration Mr. FULBRIGHT. Mr. President, I
of the bill (H.R. 15149) making appro- move to reconsider the vote by which.-
priations for Foreign Assistance and re- the amendment was agreed to.
lated programs for the fiscal year ending , Mr. PELL. Mr. President, I move to lay
June 30, 1970, and for other purposes. that motion on the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time The motion to lay on the table was
has been yielded back. agreed to.
The question is on agreeing to amend -
meat No, 435 as modified by the Senator
ATTACKS ON AMERICAN PEACE
froin Arkansas (Mr. FULDRIGHT). On this CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN ETHIOPIA
question the yeas and nays have been
ordered, and the clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. KENNEDY. I announce' that the
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. ANDER-
SoN), the Senator from Alaska (Mr.
GRAVEL), the Senator from South Caro-
lina (Mr. HOLLINGS), the Senator from
Hawaii (Mr. INOUYE), the Senator from
Georgia (Mr. RUSSELL), the Senator
from Missouri (Mr. SYMINGTON), are
necessarily absent,
Mr. GRIFFIN. I announce that the
Senator from Kentucky (Mr. COOPER) is
absent because of Illness In his family.
The Senator from South Dakota (Mr.
MUNDT) is absent because of illness.
The Senator from Illinois (Mr. PERCY)
and the Senator from ' Texas (Mr.
TOWER) are necessary absent.
If present and voting, the Senator from
Illinois (Mr. PERCY) would vote "nay."
On this vote, the Senator from Ken-
stances related to such extensions of credit,
shall be filed on such forms, under oath or
otherwise, at such times and from time to
time, and by such persons, as the Board may
prescribe by regulation or order as necessary
or appropriate for enabling the Board to per-
form Its functions under this title. The Board
mny require any person to furnish, under
oath or otherwise, complete Information rela-
tive to any transaction within the scope of
this title Including the production of any
hooks of account, contracts, letters, or other
papers, In connection therewith in the cus-
tody or control of such person.
Sec, 208, Injunctions
Whenever it appears to the Board that
any person has engaged, is engaged, or Is
about to engage In any Acts or practices con-
stituting a violation of any regulation under
this title, it may In its discretion bring an
action, in the proper district court of the
United States or the proper United States
court of any territory or other place subject
proper showing a permanent or temporary
injunction or restraining order shall be
the Board, any such court may also issue
mandatory Injunctions commanding any
person to comply with any regulation of the
Board under this title.
See. 209. Civil penalties
(a) For each willful violation of any reg-
ulation under this title, the Board may assess
upon any person to which the regulation ap-
plies, and upon any partner, director, officer,
or employee thereof who willfully partic-
ipates in the violation, a civil penalty not
exceeding $1,000.
(b) In the event of the failure of any per-
son to pay any penalty assessed under this
be brought in the name of the United States.
Sec. 210. Criminal penalty
Whoever willfully violates any regulation
under this title shall be fined not more than
81,000 or imprisoned not more than one year,
or both.
TRATION ACTIVITY
SEC. 301. The Small Business Administra-
loan and investment fund established under
-section 4(c) (1) (B) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 633(c) (1) (B)) by $70,000,000
above the level prevailing at the time of
enactment of this Act. In the event that
insufficient appropriated funds are available
to carry out the provisions of this section,
of the executive branch having any func-
tions with respect to such requests. The
Small Business Administration shall submit
Mr. SPARKMAN. Mr. President, S.
'2577 has been sent to us from the House.
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
disagree to the House amendment, agree
to a conference requested by the House,
point the conferees on the part of the
Senate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
objection, It is so ordered, and the Chair
appoints - the following conferees:. Mr.
today I received a very disturbing letter
from a young man of Portland, Maine- - -
a Peace Corps Volunteer recently re- ?
turned from Ethiopia.
He urges that all Peace Corps Volun-
teers be brought back home from Ethi-
opia because it is no longer safe for them
to be there because of the physical at-
tacks made on them by the Ethiopian
students they have been teaching and
trying to help.
He reports that many of the Peace
Corps Volunteers are convinced that
Peace Corps usefulness in Ethiopia has
ended.
He reports that he has made these ob-
servations and recommendations to the
Peace Corps officials in Washington.
This young man knows whereof he
speaks for he was attacked and beaten by
the very Ethiopian students he was
tucky (Mr. COOPER) is paired with the.- teaching and helping.
Senator from Texas (Mr: TOWER). If I have asked the Director of the Peace
present and voting, the 'Senator from" Corps for a report on this matter.
Kentucky would vote "yea" and the Sen- i ask unanimous consent to place in the
ator from Texas would vote "nay." RECORD at this point the letter and the
The result was announced-yeas ', 82, -`: detailed report that Mr. Craig Johnson,
nays 28, as-follows: k , 38 Prospect Street, Portland, Maine, has
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Baker , Hanson
Bayh Harris
Brooke Hart
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Byrd, Va. Hatfield
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Cranston ? Mathias :. Spong
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Fannin Miller , Williams, Del;.
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Cotton
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Cooper
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since both are In printed rather than
personal form.
There being no objection, the material
Portland, Maine, December 14, 1969.
Senator MARGARET CHASE SMITH,
; DEAR SENATOR SMITH: I am a Peace Corps
Volunteer who has recently returned from
cal developments In Ethiopia and tneir im-
plications to your attention. I feel that the
by people In the United States and that it Is
vital that this misunderstanding be corrected.
Another volunteer and I were severely
and describes the events leading up to the
beating. I and the other Adwa volunteers
have since terminated. Since we left Ethiopia
broken jaw. The volunteers remaining in
Ethiopia are badly scared. It is likely that
teachers are. experiencing open hostility In
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